coy

coy
adj
1. shy, modest, demure, prudish, Archaic. verecund; meek, submissive, tame, gentle, unassuming, unpretentious; bashful, diffident, retiring, reserved, demurring; self-conscious, sheepish, shamefaced, blushing, embarrassed; constrained, reluctant, hesitant, backward, skittish; unconfident, unsure, timid, timorous; shrinking, withdrawn, distant, Inf. introverted, quiet, unsocial, unsociable.
2. coquettish, flirtatious, flirty, philandering, playing hard-to-get.

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  • Coy — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Coy Bandera …   Wikipedia Español

  • Coy — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Bernard Coy (1901–1946), US amerikanischer Bankräuber Eugene Coy (? 1960er), US amerikanischer Jazzmusiker George Willard Coy (1836–1915), US amerikanischer Erfinder Wolfgang Coy (* 1947), deutscher… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • coy — coy·dog; coy·ly; coy·ness; coy·nye; coy·pu; mc·coy; to·bac·coy; coy; coy·ote; de·coy; coy·pou; …   English syllables

  • Coy — COY, sigle composé des trois lettres C, O et Y, peut faire référence à : Coolawanyah en Australie Occidentale, selon la liste des codes AITA des aéroports, Coy peut faire référence à : Personnes: Bernard Paul Coy (1901–1946), un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • COY — COY, sigle composé des trois lettres C, O et Y, peut faire référence à : Coolawanyah en Australie Occidentale, selon la liste des codes AITA des aéroports, Coy peut faire référence à : Personnes: Bernard Paul Coy (1901–1946), un… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Coy — (koi), a. [OE. coi quiet, still, OF. coi, coit, fr.L. quietus quiet, p. p. of quiescere to rest, quie rest; prob. akin to E. while. See {While}, and cf. {Quiet}, {Quit}, {Quite}.] 1. Quiet; still. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. Shrinking from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coy — [ kɔı ] adjective 1. ) not willing to give information about something, especially in a way that is slightly annoying: coy about: Tim is being very coy about his new job. 2. ) someone who is coy pretends to be shy in order to make themselves seem …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • Coy — Coy, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Coyed} (koid); p. pr. & vb. n. {Coying}.] 1. To allure; to entice; to decoy. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] A wiser generation, who have the art to coy the fonder sort into their nets. Bp. Rainbow. [1913 Webster] 2. To caress… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • coy — [kɔı] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: coi calm , from Latin quietus quiet ] 1.) shy or pretending to be shy in order to attract people s interest ▪ She gave him a coy smile. 2.) unwilling to give information about something ≠ ↑open… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • coy´ly — coy «koy», adjective, verb. –adj. 1. shy or modest; bashful. 2. acting more shy than one really is; coquettishly reserved: »I am not trying to hide anything…and I m certainly not being coy (Newsweek). –v.t. 1. to render quiet; calm; …   Useful english dictionary

  • Coy — Coy, v. i. 1. To behave with reserve or coyness; to shrink from approach or familiarity. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Thus to coy it, With one who knows you too! Rowe. [1913 Webster] 2. To make difficulty; to be unwilling. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] If he… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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